CKXD-FM

CKXD-FM

Broadcast area	Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador
Branding	98.7 K-ROCK
Slogan	Central Newfoundland's Classic Rock!
Frequency	98.7 MHz (FM)
First air date	1973-1974 as CJCR
Format	Classic rock
Owner	Newcap Radio
Sister stations	CKGA
Website	www.987krock.com

CKXD-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting from Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador at 98.7 FM with a classic rock format branded on-air as 98.7 K-Rock. The station launched between 1973 and 1974 as CJCR at 1350 AM, and is currently owned by Newcap Broadcasting. In 1977, after Don Jamieson bought out Geoff Stirling's interest in Radio CJYQ-930 Ltd., CJCR was renamed CFYQ. In 1983, Jamieson sold his company to CHUM Limited. In 1989, CHUM Limited sold the "Q" stations to Newcap. By 1990, CFYQ had changed frequencies from 1350 to 1010. In 1990, CFYQ's program feed changed from CJYQ to CKIX and changed its call letters again to CKXD. In 1999, with the AM equipment nearing the end of its life cycle, CKXD officially made its move to the FM dial at 98.7 FM.^[1] In the early 2000s, CKXD re-branded from KIXX Country to Magic 98 with an adult contemporary format, and shortly afterwards to its current branding and format at 98.7 K-ROCK. The other two KIXX Country stations outside of St. John's, CKXG in Grand Falls-Windsor and CKXX in Corner Brook, were also branded with the "Magic" name and then subsequently to K-ROCK.

CKXD had a repeater at 670 AM in Musgravetown (CKXB, originally CJNW in 1975 then CHYQ in 1977) serving Clarenville and the Bonavista Peninsula, but because of problems with the aging transmission equipment that resulted in many breakdowns, that transmitter was shut down in 2003. That area is now served by 97.5 K-ROCK in St. John's using the repeater in Clarenville at 100.7 FM.

References

↑ Decision CRTC 99-452

External links

Radio stations in Central and Western Newfoundland

Corner Brook	CFCB 570 CBY 990 CBN 91.1 CKOZ 92.3 CKXX 103.9 VOAR 105.7

Gander	CKGA 650 CBG 1400 VOAR 89.7 CFAZ 97.7 CKXD 98.7

Grand Falls-Windsor	CBT 540 CKCM 620 CBN 90.7 CKMY 95.9 VOAR 98.3 CKXG 102.3

Stephenville	CFSX 870 CBNC 88.7 CBAF 94.3 CBN 95.1 CKXX 95.9 CIOS 98.5

Lewisporte	VOAR 91.7 CKXG 101.3

Norris Point	CHBB 95.9

Newfoundland and Labrador radio markets Central Newfoundland Labrador St. John's Southern Newfoundland See also List of radio stations in Newfoundland and Labrador Côte-Nord Radio

Newfoundland Capital Corporation Limited (Newcap Radio)

Corporate directors	Harold R. Steele Michael MacDonald David Matheson Robert G. Steele Donald Warr

AM stations	CFCB CFCW CFGN CFNW CFSX CHCM CISL CJYQ CKCM CKDQ CKGA CKIM CKJR CKVO VOCM

FM stations	CFCV CFCW CFDL CFLC CFLN CFLW CFNN CFRK CFRQ CFXE CFXH CFXJ CFXL CFXW CHBM CHFT CHHI CHLG CHNI CHNO CHRK CHSL CHSP CHTN CHVO CIBQ CIGM CIGV CIHT CIJK CILB CILR CILV CIRK CIXF CIZZ CJEG CJMO CJPR CJXK CJXL CKBA CKCH CKGY CKKY CKIX CKKO CKMP CKQK CKRA CKSA CKSQ CKUL CKVH CKWB CKWY CKXD CKXG CKXX CKZZ VOCM

Television stations	CITL CKSA

Coordinates: 48°57′45″N 54°40′33″W / 48.96250°N 54.67583°W / 48.96250; -54.67583

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